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West Islip Senior High School

West Islip · NY · WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public

AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally 17 AP courses

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. West Islip Senior High School publishes where its graduates go (CLASS OF 2026): 271 colleges, including Boston College, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University.
  • Course rigor in the top 10% of US high schools. 17 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
  • 99% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

West Islip Senior High School publishes its college acceptances (CLASS OF 2026): 271 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 17 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 3 calculus classes · 8 physics · 15 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 90th percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 97% (Class of 2025 (4-year cohort), NYSED)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

West Islip Senior High School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 271 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
CLASS OF 2026

Ivy+ and most selective · 4

Columbia University · Cornell University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Yale University

Cal State · 1

San Diego State University

Other California · 5

California Lutheran University · Chapman University · Loyola Marymount University · Pepperdine University · University of San Diego

Out of state · 228

Adelphi University · Albright College · American International College · American Musical and Dramatic Academy · American University · Arcadia University · Auburn University · Babson College · Ball State University · Barry University · Bennington College · Bentley University · Berklee College of Music · Binghamton University, SUNY · and 214 more below

Not matched to a college page · 33

Alfred State College · Anderson University · Bernard M. Baruch College - CUNY · Borough of Manhattan Community College · Buffalo State University, SUNY · California College of the Arts · Commonwealth University · CUNY Macaulay Honors College · CUNY The City College of New York · Five Towns College · Hunter College- CUNY · Keiser University - Flagship Campus, FL · Maine College of Art & Design · Moore College of Art & Design · and 19 more below

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— Stanford University ✓ New York University — University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

The school down the road: East Islip High School

CollegeWest Islip Senior High SchoolEast Islip High School
Boston College✓ named—
Boston University✓ named✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University✓ named—
Columbia University✓ named—
Cornell University✓ named—
Emory University✓ named—
Georgetown University—✓ named
Johns Hopkins University✓ named—
Massachusetts Institute of Technology✓ named✓ named
New York University✓ named✓ named
Northeastern University✓ named—
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill✓ named—

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 271 colleges, as the document prints them
Adelphi University Albright College Alfred State College American International College American Musical and Dramatic Academy American University Anderson University Arcadia University Auburn University Babson College Ball State University Barry University Bennington College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Bernard M. Baruch College - CUNY Binghamton University, SUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Boston College Boston University Bryant University Bucknell University Buffalo State University, SUNY California College of the Arts California Lutheran University Campbell University Carnegie Mellon University Chapman University Charleston Southern University Clemson University
and 241 more
Coastal Carolina University College for Creative Studies College of Charleston Colorado State University Columbia University Commonwealth University Connecticut College Cornell University CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY Macaulay Honors College CUNY New York City College of Technology CUNY Queens College CUNY The City College of New York Drexel University Duquesne University Eastern Connecticut State University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory & Henry University Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Farmingdale State College Fashion Institute of Technology Five Towns College Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida SouthWestern State College Fordham University Georgia Southern University Georgian Court University Gettysburg College Hamilton College Hawaii Pacific University High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Hunter College- CUNY Indiana University Bloomington Iona University Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University, Providence Juniata College Keiser University - Flagship Campus, FL Kent State University King's College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Roche University La Salle University Lamar University Le Moyne College Lehigh University LIM College Long Island University - Brooklyn Long Island University- Post Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Lycoming College Lynn University Maine College of Art & Design Maine Maritime Academy Manhattan University Manhattanville University Marist University Marymount Manhattan College Marywood University Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Maritime Academy Mercy University Mercyhurst University Merrimack College Miami Dade College Michigan State University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Mississippi State University Molloy University Monmouth University Montclair State University Moore College of Art & Design Morehead State University Mount Saint Mary College Mount St. Mary's University Nassau Community College Nazareth University New England College New Jersey Institute of Technology New York Institute of Technology New York University Niagara University Nichols College North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northern Michigan University Nova Southeastern University Pace University Pace University, Westchester Campus Palm Beach Atlantic University Penn State University Park Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Pennsylvania College of Technology Pepperdine University Piedmont University Point Park University Pratt Institute Providence College Quinnipiac University Ramapo College of New Jersey Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Roosevelt University Rowan University Rutgers University - New Brunswick Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph's University Saint Leo University Saint Vincent College Salisbury University Salve Regina University San Diego State University Savannah College of Art and Design School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Seton Hill University Siena University Southern Connecticut State University Southern New Hampshire University Springfield College St. John's University St. Joseph's University SUNY at Fredonia SUNY at New Paltz SUNY at Oswego SUNY College at Cortland SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY College at Old Westbury SUNY College at Oneonta SUNY College at Potsdam SUNY Morrisville SUNY Cobleskill SUNY College of ESF SUNY College of Technology at Canton SUNY College of Technology at Delhi SUNY Maritime College SUNY Polytechnic Institute Stetson University Stevenson University Stonehill College Stony Brook University, SUNY Suffolk County Community College Suffolk University SUNY Brockport SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY Purchase Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University The American University of Paris The City University of New York - CUNY The College of New Jersey The George Washington University The New School The Ohio State University at Columbus The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of Scranton The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee Towson University Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Tulane University Union College University at Albany (SUNY) - Graduate Admissions University at Albany, SUNY University at Buffalo, the SUNY University of Bridgeport University of Central Florida University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Connecticut at Hartford University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hartford University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Kentucky University of Maine University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus University of Mississippi University of Mount Saint Vincent University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Florida University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison Vassar College Vaughn CollegeVillanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wagner College Webster University Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Western Connecticut State University Wingate University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

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Independently verified As published by West Islip Senior High School — West Islip High School Profile, Class of 2027 ↗. Found at: Section headed 'COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES / CLASS OF 2026', last two pages of the profile (pp. 5-6); the document is the 'WIHS SCHOOL PROFILE CLASS OF 2027' link on t.

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How West Islip Senior High School compares for families

Standout academic depth by national standards.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 17 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL, DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

90th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
17
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
353
≈31 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
18
3 calculus · 15 advanced
Lab science classes
23
8 physics · 15 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

90th percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
432
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
37.5
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
4.8%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
22.3%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

20.2%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%
admit rate
$10,931
in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state
1320–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Stony Brook University profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in New York

New York's public scholarships

New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.

Promise Excelsior Scholarship
Free SUNY/CUNY tuition (last-dollar, up to $5,500/yr)
Income: Household AGI ≤ $125,000

Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Graduation, Diploma & Readiness

NY status: Good Standing

Do students graduate, with how strong a diploma — and how ready?

New York reports not just whether students graduate but which diploma they earn and how college/career/civic ready they are. A Regents diploma with Advanced Designation is the state's most rigorous — it takes extra Regents exams in math, science, and often a world language.

4-Year Graduation Rate
97%
Class of 2025 (4-year cohort)
Advanced Designation ★
73%
earned NY's most rigorous diploma
College/Career/Civic Ready
97%
reached NY's readiness bar · CCCR Index 188/200 · Level 4/4
Regents Diploma
24%
standard Regents diploma
Local Diploma
1%
lower-threshold diploma
Dropout Rate
0%
of the cohort — lower is better
What's a Regents diploma with Advanced Designation? →

Every NY public-school graduate earns a diploma by passing Regents exams (a score of 65+). A standard Regents diploma takes the core set. The Advanced Designation adds more — typically Algebra II and Geometry, an additional science, and a world-language Regents (or an approved alternative). It's the strongest signal of college-prep rigor New York publishes for a graduating class.

What are "readiness" and "NY status"? →

College/Career/Civic Ready is the share of students who reached at least New York's readiness bar — e.g., an advanced diploma, a qualifying exam or college credit, a career/technical credential, military readiness, or civic-readiness measures. NY also rolls this into a weighted CCCR Index (0–200) and a 1–4 performance level. NY status is the state's ESSA accountability designation: most schools are in good standing (managed locally), while a minority are state-identified for Comprehensive or Targeted support.

Source: New York State Education Department, High School Graduation Rate Database + School Report Card (CCCR readiness, ESSA accountability status), 2024-25, All Students, Class of 2025 (4-year cohort). Diploma shares are of the graduating cohort. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy.

Regents Exam Results

How students score on New York's Regents exams.

Regents exams are New York's statewide end-of-course tests — the state's core academic benchmark, and a requirement for graduation. Below: the share of students scoring 65 or above on each, the score that earns diploma credit (and New York's "proficient" / Level 3+ benchmark).

English
97%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Algebra I
54%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Living Env. / Biology
70%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Global History
96%
scored 65+ (proficient)
U.S. History
96%
scored 65+ (proficient)
What does "scored 65+" mean on the Regents? →

New York scores each Regents exam on five performance levels. A score of 65 or above earns credit toward a diploma — and under New York's current framework that's Level 3 or above, the state's "proficient" benchmark (the number shown above). Exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so results reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.

Source: New York State Education Department, School Report Card — Annual Regents Examinations, 2024-25, All Students. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy and shows only exams with reported results.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
6.6%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
85
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
194:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
6.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
129
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 337 in 2021 to 313 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-7.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -3.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,163 students:

2025
1,120
2027
1,039
2029
964

≈ 199 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $31,902 per student in district revenue, the 199 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $6,348,498/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WEST BABYLON
 Public 2.2 1,214 -2.8%
EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL
ISLIP TERRACE
 Public 7.1 1,159 +4.8%
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL
DEER PARK
 Public 4.6 1,308 +7.0%
NORTH BABYLON HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON
 Public 2.0 1,585 +8.3%
ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL
ISLIP
 Public 4.7 883 -0.5%
AMITYVILLE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
AMITYVILLE
 Public 6.1 917 +0.4%
HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST
DIX HILLS
 Public 7.6 1,387 -9.0%
WALTER G O'CONNELL COPIAGUE HIGH SCHOOL
COPIAGUE
 Public 5.0 1,565 +4.6%

At a glance

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West Islip Senior High School is a public high school in West Islip, NY, enrolling 1,163 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 7% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

432 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 90% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.

New York reports a four-year graduation rate of 97%, with 73% of the cohort earning a Regents diploma with advanced designation.

It has about 194 students per school counselor.

7% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

West Islip Senior High School publishes a college acceptances list for the CLASS OF 2026: 271 colleges. Source: West Islip High School Profile, Class of 2027.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do West Islip Senior High School graduates go to college? West Islip Senior High School publishes a college acceptances list for the CLASS OF 2026: 271 colleges. Source: West Islip High School Profile, Class of 2027.

How many AP courses does West Islip Senior High School offer? West Islip Senior High School offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is West Islip Senior High School's graduation rate? West Islip Senior High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend West Islip Senior High School? West Islip Senior High School is a public high school in West Islip, NY, enrolling 1,163 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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